This isn’t the first that we’re seeing these gloves but in this demo, Imogen Heap does a good job of explaining how the technology behind the Ableton-controlling gloves came about and evolved and what exactly it’s capable of.

“It’s really like playing an instrument in 3D space,” said Heap, and she certainly makes it look like that as you watch her use the gloves.

Give it a look and have a glimpse of where Kinect-powered performances are heading.